Yes, but presumably you’ve driven through the intersection on a regular basis. I can absolutely understand someone continuing through the dead end there because you can’t see the stairs and can see the road continue below.

It’s not necessarily the size of the car or whether it’s difficult to maneuver. It’s unfamiliarity with the area.

I dunno – as others have mentioned, there’s a stop sign at the end of Quarry road, and the only way to have gotten to the stairs is to have gone over the sidewalk. Now, I’m a fairly new driver to the city and I’ve done my fair share of stupid things because I didn’t know traffic patterns or streets while I was driving. But if someone misses the stop sign AND goes over the side walk – like, that’s only going to happen if you’re majorly distracted, or intoxicated.

Glad everyone is okay! Also glad to see my tax dollars hard at work. Can somebody please get these cops a drink?! All they have is a concrete wall to sit on. They must be miserable; looking onward is not easy!

These people had to have been special. It’s not readily apparent that the street would continue, especially since there’s a stop sign at that intersection on 18th, and there’s normally a parallel parked car right there.

Kind of incomprehensible that the lack of a curb cut, fences, and railings wouldn’t be enough of a clue. But perhaps a street sign, even just for zoned parking, right in the middle would help make it clear.

My wife and I actually saw this happen. It was no accident. The driver definitely knew what he was doing and for some reason decided to try to save the thirty seconds that it would take to drive around. There had to have been some form of intoxication because nobody on their right mind would do this deliberately.

the only thing i can think of from looking at google street view since i’m not familiar with this road, is that maybe the drivers thought it was some sorf of ramp that went down, rather than stairs? otherwise i just have no freaking clue…